This commercial was very special as it was ONE of Jack Mercer's (Popeye's voice) last performances before he died. LOVED seeing this again after sio many years!
+Infinite Sky Nothing. David Naughton is alive and well. My post was a reference to a hilarious horror comedy film called An American Werewolf in London. Watch it. I won't spoil it.
It's certainly the one I remember. I used to be an unabashed Coca Cola drinker; but after I switched to Dr. Pepper, I've never gone back! These commercials MAY have had something to do with me trying it! Thanks, David!
@@lindasanssouci726 I had this jingle running around in my head today, and this song had everything to do with me wanting to "Be a Pepper" too. A very classic style of bandwagon advertising, and like so many others, just stuck in our heads. I'd rather be a Pepper than teach the world to sing, and I wish I was an Oscar Meyer wiener!
@Bruce Andersen sadly his trip across the pond to ENGLAND resulted in Carnivorous lunar activies and death by ETF squad!! who else got the reference!? CHEERS!
For who? A man was lynched in Alabama, Reagan was shot, a deep recession began, the first cases of AIDS were diagnosed, Major League Baseball went on strike, 11,359 striking air traffic controllers were fired for refusing to return to work, the Atlanta child murders, the Iran-Contra scandal warmed up, the Cold War continued, Ali lost his final fight - and that's just a few of the things going on in America alone during the "better time" of this commercial... Maybe you were talking about "Donkey Kong". That came out in '81, too...
I met David Naughton summer 2011 at a horror movie convention and we talked about these commercials...he chuckled and said he still gets a kick out of seeing these on youtube.
After american werewolf in london, he went on to become an acomplished actor in stage musicals most recently in "old timer the musical", he aslo does plenty of voice-overs in childrens movies. A very talented man.
i had my first dr pepper today in about 40 years, why i don't know,but it was good!! so i went to youtube to see old commercials this was one of my fav's
This commercial was HUGE for Dr. Pepper. People were actually singing this. It was done in 1979, according to WP. That same year, he starred in a short-lived TV show "Makin' It" and had a HOT Disco song of the same name hit the charts. I saw him guest starring on the show Psych a few weeks back. Wild. The dancer
America lost its wholesomeness when they started shoving all this 30 yr crap food with preservatives and flavorings.... America doesn't care about us living long. Its about the fkng dollar
When he was in American Werewolf in London and was in his werewolf costume the whole crew there sang I'm pepper your a pepper would you you like to be a pepper too
I said to myself... I need to find that old Dr. Pepper commercial where the guy adds "aye aye!" to the jingle. This is it! That kinda stuck with me. All these years, every time I sang the jingle I would add that "aye aye".😄👍
I'm laughing now because I'm imagining that scene in American Werewolf In London where David Naughton and Griffin Dunne are on the moors and instead of a wolf howling they hear this in the darkness 😂😂
My teen idol from 10 years old to 13 years old !! Until I started 8th grade high school. And met a boy who became the real thing. He’s been my hero and idol now since August 1981 !!
I didn't expect to see David Naughton so happy and lucky after I saw one of his most popular films American Werewolf in London. :D This commercial is genius.
This commercial played for the first time on New Year's Eve 1979 ( or New Year's Day 1980). For this baby boomer and his friends, we thought it was terrific. The seventies had been a pretty down decade, what with Arab oil embargoes, the first serious recession since the 30's, double-digit inflation, and the first generation with college degrees who couldn't find a job. This commercial was so unexpectedly positive and forward-looking, we all cheered.
This jingle was written and performed by Jake Holmes, Randy Newman, and Frank Gari. Jake Holmes would later do work on CBS in 1982 “Great Moments” and on NBC in 1985 “Let’s All Be There”. Randy Newman would later score on the Toy Story films. Frank Gari would later score on television idents and local newscasts,
This was one of my favorite commercials when I was little. Yep, I had favorite commercials back then. I wish they would rerun some of the old commercials on TV.
I just barely remember this but yes it's great, so many singing, dancing people in one spot! Naughton is great. But I can't find the original "misunderstood" Pepper commercials. They used to run those endlessly!
If you were around in '81, you would remember this commercial was HUGE!
Why?? Lol
+pup lover I remember this commercial and I only saw it on a history channel show.
+pup lover how ironic that this stuff kills us now............I fucking love humanity ands its commercial marketing .......
+Csfranklin same
+Csfranklin it's American pickers
Beware the moon, stick to the road, keep clear of the moors, and have a Dr. Pepper!!!!!
VintageVHSTreasures That would've been quite the commercial! 😆
You made me missed I never missed that shot
Beware The Moors👀👀👀🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
Lmao
Aaaahhhhhh. Oooooooooo
This commercial was very special as it was ONE of Jack Mercer's (Popeye's voice) last performances before he died. LOVED seeing this again after sio many years!
Sadly, we lost the Dr. Pepper guy, when he was on a trip backpacking across England with a friend.
+Brian Paul fuckin john landis shot him
+Brian Paul Really, what happened to him?!
+Infinite Sky Nothing. David Naughton is alive and well. My post was a reference to a hilarious horror comedy film called An American Werewolf in London. Watch it. I won't spoil it.
+joseph monaghan Really? I didn't know that.
Brian Paul ya fucking john landis killed him like the piece of dogshit killed vic morrow
THIS IS THE HAPPIEST COMMERCIAL I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE. IT MAKES ME WANT TO GET UP AND DANCE TO IT
What about Sunkist. Good good good, good vibrations.
they dont make commercials like this anymore
Who cares
I do and he's right
@@dguy0386
"My corporate propaganda isn't as FUN as it used to be"
These specific commercials are the reason why I learned to sing and dance as an adolescent....seriously. Oh, and Andrea McArdle in ANNIE.
@@bigol9223 the 92 people that liked his comment.
Unlike modern commercials, This one is actually classy and charming.
It's certainly the one I remember. I used to be an unabashed Coca Cola drinker; but after I switched to Dr. Pepper, I've never gone back! These commercials MAY have had something to do with me trying it! Thanks, David!
@@lindasanssouci726 I had this jingle running around in my head today, and this song had everything to do with me wanting to "Be a Pepper" too. A very classic style of bandwagon advertising, and like so many others, just stuck in our heads. I'd rather be a Pepper than teach the world to sing, and I wish I was an Oscar Meyer wiener!
Exactly Absolutely
I LOVE this commercial. I sing it all the time. It helps that Dr. Pepper is my favorite drink.
Happier times in America!
@Bruce Andersen sadly his trip across the pond to ENGLAND resulted in Carnivorous lunar activies and death by ETF squad!! who else got the reference!? CHEERS!
For who? A man was lynched in Alabama, Reagan was shot, a deep recession began, the first cases of AIDS were diagnosed, Major League Baseball went on strike, 11,359 striking air traffic controllers were fired for refusing to return to work, the Atlanta child murders, the Iran-Contra scandal warmed up, the Cold War continued, Ali lost his final fight - and that's just a few of the things going on in America alone during the "better time" of this commercial...
Maybe you were talking about "Donkey Kong". That came out in '81, too...
@@swrennie and yet overall people were still happier then they are today. Or so I've been told by my parents.
I met David Naughton summer 2011 at a horror movie convention and we talked about these commercials...he chuckled and said he still gets a kick out of seeing these on youtube.
After american werewolf in london, he went on to become an acomplished actor in stage musicals most recently in "old timer the musical", he aslo does plenty of voice-overs in childrens movies.
A very talented man.
Why can't all commercials be as epic as this?
when fucking commercials were watchable
Yeah, and when you didn't have to go rushing for the remote to change channel because the commercials are Xrated.
...are those commercials on the Playboy TV pay channel (?)
And loveable.
This man was so talented and gifted
Agree
I loved this guy's enthusiasm and of course his moves. Was surprised when he appeared in "American Werewolf in London".
I wish all commericals were like this today
David Naughton had a #5, Gold-certified hit in 1979 with "Makin' It"!
And then became a werewolf.
He starred in the TV version with the same name.
I first came here to see the American Werewolf dance and sing about a soft drink but I keep coming back because this song is just so catchy
yeah i was shocked when i found out as well.
i had my first dr pepper today in about 40 years, why i don't know,but it was good!! so i went to youtube to see old commercials this was one of my fav's
Be a pepper!!!
They should remake this commercial and have David Naughton as a cameo!!
My sister had a crush on this guy, and our family heard her singing this all the time until we all learned it. 🤣
This commercial was HUGE for Dr. Pepper. People were actually singing this. It was done in 1979, according to WP. That same year, he starred in a short-lived TV show "Makin' It" and had a HOT Disco song of the same name hit the charts.
I saw him guest starring on the show Psych a few weeks back. Wild.
The dancer
Why aren't commercials this awesome anymore.
America lost its wholesomeness when they started shoving all this 30 yr crap food with preservatives and flavorings....
America doesn't care about us living long. Its about the fkng dollar
Nostalgia!!! When ever I messed up in theatre, my teacher would play this. My god, it’s already been a year?!
I had such a crush on him. David Naughton is still fine.
Ditto
Right on Jack Goodman! You rule buddy.
Hi Jack.
coffycup75 not really at 66 he’s kinda meh but he still has that smile 👍🏻
coffycup75 David naughton is so cute back at 30
The favorite soda of werewolves...
Yes!!!!!
You're an autistic freak
Even Popeye, with all his cans of muscle-building, ass-kicking spinach, can also enjoy a can of Dr. Pepper once in a while. 😊
“I’m the famous ‘Dr. Pepper’ thief!”
drinking too much of that Dr.Pepper maybe one of the factors that cause him to transform into the werewolf
Lmfao
Me:* sees this comment *
Also me: * runs to WinCo and buys all of the Dr pepper *
You beat me by 4 years
Oh no
@Richard Tuppus It's probably the pepper.
It would be funny if they made him turn him into a werewolf and the werewolf sings wound you like to be a werewolf too.
czcams.com/video/SMi-MDfrSeQ/video.html
When he was in American Werewolf in London and was in his werewolf costume the whole crew there sang I'm pepper your a pepper would you you like to be a pepper too
Sh*t, he's got nothing on Lon Chaney
The 70s put so much effort and originality into advertising soft drinks.
I'd like to buy the world 🌎 a Coke,and live in harmony.
Probably the best commercial ever made
This is what he did in his life before his carnivorous lunar activities
I knew it!
It is the Warewolf guy!😆🙌
one of the best jingles ever! They should bring this back
I said to myself... I need to find that old Dr. Pepper commercial where the guy adds "aye aye!" to the jingle. This is it!
That kinda stuck with me. All these years, every time I sang the jingle I would add that "aye aye".😄👍
Man, he was a living doll back then. He's still good looking today.
This commercial is what made me become a Dr. Pepper addict
I'm laughing now because I'm imagining that scene in American Werewolf In London where David Naughton and Griffin Dunne are on the moors and instead of a wolf howling they hear this in the darkness 😂😂
and so the best horror movie was born
+Jochem Witteveen LOL, I grew up with this stuff and am nostalgic about it for that reason....but you're RIGHT!!!
Exorcist was the best this...sorry...comes in 2nd as good as it is...jaws 3rd....
These Ads for I'm a Pepper then as now pep up anyone's time passages.
I love this commercial! Of course I wasn't born until 1992, but this is great! I'm a Pepper!!! ^__^
I'm sorry I called you a meatloaf Jack !!!!
I remember this commercial what about you?
Im a pepper lol
Is that your favorite? I remember this commercial lol
Yes it is actually Dr Pepper is my favorite soda still lol
My teen idol from 10 years old to 13 years old !! Until I started 8th grade high school. And met a boy who became the real thing. He’s been my hero and idol now since August 1981 !!
Dancing Popeye always makes my day
Drinking Dr Pepper now and always will :D
That choreography with Popye at the end is pretty good! I wonder how much they practiced?
You know what goes good with Dr Pepper?......... Meatloaf. ;)
+D2dshnm Lol! I just got it!
And toast.
I didn't mean to call you meatloaf, Jack.
I now just got that xD
Cunninglinguist69 nice comment that was funny
Muy simpático anuncio y que voz de David tan bonita. 😊😁
This jingle permentated the mid-to-late 70's
airwaves.
I didn't expect to see David Naughton so happy and lucky after I saw one of his most popular films American Werewolf in London. :D This commercial is genius.
"An American Werewolf in London"
Groundbreaking for both its special effects and makeup.
that's the making it guy.
I'm born 2008 I'm don see old world
'I didn't mean to call you meatloaf, Jack!'
Thanks! Brings back memories
Oh, the things we fell for back then! I do remember that craze
Part of me wishes this was a full song.
Wouldn't you like to be a Kessler too!
Russell Thompson
What about Goodman?
I met David Naughton today. He talked about this commercial in a Q&A. I had to look it up!!!!!!
One of my favorites commercials of the 20th century awesome amazing 👏
This made me a Dr Pepper fan
Apparently this is how Naughton got the part in American Werewolf. John Landis had seen him in one of these commercials and cast him.
I watched this video like 15 times!!!! im a HUGE dr.pepper freak and this is like so cool!! they definitly need to bring it back!!!!!!
I vaguely remember that commercial, and I remember the jingle.
I miss the days of epic Broadway-style commercials like this one.
Had the T-Shirt
American werewolf in London dude! 😍
My one-year-old baby loves this!
oh they are 14 now 😊
This commercial played for the first time on New Year's Eve 1979 ( or New Year's Day 1980). For this baby boomer and his friends, we thought it was terrific. The seventies had been a pretty down decade, what with Arab oil embargoes, the first serious recession since the 30's, double-digit inflation, and the first generation with college degrees who couldn't find a job. This commercial was so unexpectedly positive and forward-looking, we all cheered.
Dr. Pepper is my Favorite Soda.
They need a female Dr. Pepper ad. Nothing but a thong.
Wow I feel old.
Me too! I loved this commercial when I was a kid! lol
Always Loved this commercial!
John Landis looked at this and thought: "Yup, this guy would be fine for my new werewolf movie."
AND IT WORKED.
THAT IS BEYOND AWESOME.
I'm a werewolf, he's a werewolf, she's a werewolf, you're a werewolf. Wouldn't you like to be a werewolf too?
I brought this back to life in my middle school. i started singing it in the hall, and people started singing it too. :)
i'M A PEPPER.
I was so in love with him too! I loved the show Makin It because of him and the song! LOL
He was so cute!-AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON!!!!
This was before David Naughton played An American Werewolf in London.
Monster Master Gojira yes
Annette Jenkins
What about me?
Jack, even though your face is all ripped up, you'll still cute.
That's hilarious! My favorite werewolf movie.
This jingle was written and performed by Jake Holmes, Randy Newman, and Frank Gari. Jake Holmes would later do work on CBS in 1982 “Great Moments” and on NBC in 1985 “Let’s All Be There”. Randy Newman would later score on the Toy Story films. Frank Gari would later score on television idents and local newscasts,
Imagine the taste of Dr Pepper after spinach ;x
To think, two years later David Naughton would go on to act in one of the best werewolf movies ever made, An American Werewolf in London.
loved this commercial
This was one of my favorite commercials when I was little. Yep, I had favorite commercials back then. I wish they would rerun some of the old commercials on TV.
Everyone has a favorite commercial that's not weird at all.
My friend Dawn Cagliostro loved to memorize all commercials back then..
It feels weird watching this after seeing him get shot dead in American Werewolf
You are weird.
Flattery will get you everywhere
sliat1981 During the dream scene, when he's running through the woods naked, and kills a deer, this song plays in my head. I think I need therapy.
During the scene where he dreams of running naked in the woods, my mind mentally plays the "I'm a Pepper" theme.
That's Dr. Midshipman to you trolls. And stop stealing my material haters.
thanks doc
I appreciate that david naughton is a great actor, and is also easy on the eye ;)x
He should’ve off had a pepper that would have saved him and his friend from that weird dog
I LOVE IT :D
Oh ok I commented ._.
One of the best (if not the BEST) sodas ever!
I Love These Old Dr. Pepper Commercials.
I Used To Go To The Dr. Pepper Museum In Waco, Texas Once Or Twice A Month!!!!
Remember the Alamo!
bloody awful if you ask me (british laughter)
Wouldn't you like to be a werewolf too
The Trolldier
Hah!!!
This is a banger dr. Pepper needs to bring it back
I was born very after that age, but somehow I watch that comercial and An american werewolf in london and I miss the famous works of David Naughton
the wolfman
You came here from Svengoolie didn't you?
JESUS CHRIST!!!
Lol are you burning up Bro? Drink a Dr Pepper.
Nice to see the "olden" days come back! Those were "Great Days"! Thanks Dr. Pepper :D...
I just barely remember this but yes it's great, so many singing, dancing people in one spot! Naughton is great.
But I can't find the original "misunderstood" Pepper commercials. They used to run those endlessly!
And after that, have some battery acid....
Val Lind
I only drink bleach "tips fedora" thank you very much check your privilege.